Calgary Arts Professionals Survey Toolkit

This document will help you or your organization promote participation in the survey. More arts professionals completing the survey ensures that we create the most accurate picture of what life is like for those working as artists, arts professionals, and arts educators in our community.

The first Calgary Arts Professionals Survey was released in 2014 and provided a series of insights into the lives of artists, arts administrators, and arts educators. The 2017 survey again asks arts professionals about issues related to their career path, access to space and resources, health and wellness, housing, and perceptions of Calgary. The 10 to 15 minute anonymous survey provides critical information about those working in the arts sector. Survey results will be used to help inform future arts development activities in Calgary.

We’ve developed this toolkit to help you connect with those that should complete the survey. Below are a variety of ideas to help get you started in connecting arts professionals to the survey tool.

Help Spread the Word

The survey will be more successful the more people that complete it. Helping share the survey ensures the most accurate picture of the arts professional ecosystem is captured. Keep in mind that we are targeting artists and those that work in the arts, not general audiences.

Good, but not great… yet—60% of respondents in 2014 said Calgary is a good place to be an artist. http://cada.at/2uJBIOj. #yycarts #yycLCL

Sample Facebook Posts:

What’s it like to be an artist in Calgary? Fill out the 2017 Calgary Arts Professionals Survey and help inform future arts development activities. http://cada.at/2uJBIOj #yycarts #yycLCL

Good, but not great… yet—60% of respondents in 2014 said Calgary is a good place to be an artist. Have we improved? Add your voice to the 2017 Calgary Arts Professionals Survey. http://cada.at/2uJBIOj. #yycarts #yycLCL

Do you work in Calgary’s arts community? Add your voice to the 2017 Calgary Arts Professionals Survey for a chance to win a $500 gift card.http://cada.at/2uJBIOj #yycarts #yycLCL

Did you know Calgary Arts Development is running a Calgary Arts Professionals Survey? Add your voice and help take a reading of how Calgary’s arts community is faring.http://cada.at/2uJBIOj. #yycarts #yycLCL

Have you completed Calgary Arts Development’s 2017 Arts Professionals Survey? Results will be used to help inform future arts development activities in Calgary so make sure you add your voice! http://cada.at/2uJBIOj #yycarts #yycLCL

Key Messages & Facts About the Calgary Arts Professionals Survey:

Results from the survey will be used to help inform future arts development activities in Calgary.

Participate in the 2017 Calgary Arts Professionals Survey and enter to win one of two $500 gift cards.

Strong participation helps show how art is made in Calgary, and how Calgary is faring as city for those who work in the arts.

2011 Census Data showed the median earnings from an artist were just over $24,000.

85% of respondents in 2014 rated their quality of life positively.

Good, but not great… yet. 60% of respondents in 2014 said Calgary is a good place to be an artist.

A full report on the 2017 Calgary Arts Professionals Survey will be available by the end of 2017.

Enter to Win

While the survey tool is completely anonymous, individuals completing the survey can opt to provide their email address at the end of the survey and will be entered to win one of two $500 gifts certificates to a retailer of their choice. The contest winner in 2014 selected a $500 gift certificate to the Chinook Centre and took care of all their holiday shopping.

Survey Deadline

The survey will be open during the month of September and will close at 11:59pm on September 30, 2017.

Current Resources

Mayor Naheed Nenshi invites you to the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Tickets are now on sale.

Arts in Action YYC captures stories and data about how arts build a city. Read and share at artsaction.ca.

SpaceFinder links organizations with space to rent with those who need space. Learn more.

Current Programs

Individual Artist Program applications are now open for the May 25, 2018 deadline. Learn more.